Garbage Collection and Recycling

Garbage Collection

The Town of Kitty Hawk contracts with Dare County for its garbage collection. Collection is scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays year-round throughout the town.

If there is a holiday that falls on Monday or Thursday, please check the local newspapers and this site for collection information. To check on holiday collection schedules, you can also call Dare County Sanitation at (252) 475-5895 or click here to visit their website.

Garbage is often collected early in the morning, so please roll your can to the right-of-way before 5:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Please roll your can back to your house after collection.

Weekly or daily rental properties are required to have at least two (2) garbage cans on site. If two cans are not enough, the public works director can require rental houses to have more garbage cans. You must purchase any additional cans through Dare County and can call (252) 475-5895 for information on additional cans.

No trash should be placed on top of or around your can in the right-of-way. The garbage trucks are fully automated and cannot pick up anything outside the garbage can.

Recycling

Curbside

Recycle Center

The Kitty Hawk/Dare County Recycling Center located at 4190 Bob Perry Road, operates from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. It is open on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until Noon. It is closed on Wednesdays, Sundays, and some Town Holidays. The center is staffed daily to assist you in unloading and directing you to the correct disposal location.